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County begins to take shape entering 20th Century

This is the next monthly installment of our series looking into the 200-year history ofMonroe County in honor of its Bicentennial. This article examines the years 1880-1900. The two decades…

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New brewery captures essence of German culture

What’s the German word for “stubborn?” — No, it’s not “Rahn.” When Monroe County first became a settlement in 1816, plenty of “hartnäckige” Germans made their nesting in the now…

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Relay For Life supports those touched by cancer

Relay For Life of Monroe County got a bit of a makeover this year, but the American Cancer Society remains steadfast in its commitment to help those with and those…

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Police Blotter | 5/4/2016

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…

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Truck rollover on Route 3

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday to the scene of a white Ford truck that rolled over into a…

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Grohmann, Francescon crowned at Gibault prom

Ashley Grohmann and Jonny Francescon were crowned queen and king at Friday’s Gibault Catholic High School prom at The Falls. The theme of the evening was “Wilderness Dreams — Enchanted…

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Saturday night motorcycle crashes

At about 9 p.m., Red Bud Fire Department, along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS and Illinois State Police, were dispatched to Route 3 south of J Road for…

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Rollover crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 p.m. Saturday to a pickup truck rollover crash on MM Road at Reed Road west of Red Bud. Injuries were believed to be minor.

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Tractor fire in rural Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department was called to KK Road at Maeystown Road Friday at about 4:40 p.m., for a tractor in a field that was fully engulfed with fire. No…

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Crash on Konarcik Road

The Waterloo Fire Department assisted Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding shortly after 2 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash at 6143 Konarcik Road with…

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